Cigarette-case.



5 T. F. HATHAWAY.

CIGARETTE CASE. APPLICATION FILED APR. 6. 191.6.

1,256,555. Patented Feb. 19,1918.

= -.=:a citizen of the United. States, residing at' Elgin, county ofKane,

; fp'rovernents in Cigarette-gases, ollowing is a ci rette cases and thelike. The niain object- 10 accoinmodatoone j secret compartment may beprovided with a J11 oth'er objects and uses oi.

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Specification Letters Patent. Patented Feb, 19, 1918, I Applicationfiled April 6, 1916. Serial No. 89,320. :To all whom it may concern:vided for locking the two leaves togeth'z' Be it known that LTnouas F.ILQTHAWAY, when the case is closed. a

The two leaves are hinged together by a in 7 which extends through theco6pe1atmg lugs 8 and '9 on the leaves 3 and 4 re spectively. A tongue10 of the usual form may be provided for holding the cigarettesinposition against the leaf 3 which is well understood in the' art. Thistongue is also hinged on the pin 7 by. means of the lug 11.

A false lea12 is proyided'for the secret c ompart1nent 4, said falseleaf being of thin and State, oflllinois, have invented certain new anduseful Imof which the specification.

invention has to do with The present 0 --''-the invention is to providean article of this kind, havin in one of its walls a secret I'npartmento construction suitable to 'or more pictures such as the like. It isdesired in to pro'vide a construction such the wally-"wherein saidsecret compartis formed, shall'look'to all intents and like an ordinarywall,-so that the resence'ofth'e secret compartment will notrevealed,once t upon careful examination furthermore desired in the parts thatsaid omission this purpose the false leaf is conveniently provided withan upstanding peripheral flange 13 of a size to seat nicely within theflange the edge of the flange 13 registering when t 1e cigarette caseis. opened with 'false leaf'12 lying'in position-within theleaf 4, theappearance of the article to the observer is substantially thatof anordinary cigarette case. .Eaci leaf presents the appearance of having adepressed central portion, and the depressions of the two portions'coiiperate to provide the space wherein the cigarettes :are supported.Furthermore, it is customary to offset the tongue substantially as shownat the point 14 in Fig. I, so

as to give an increased-clearance for the ac commodation ofthecigarettesbet'yv-een the tongue and the leaf 3. By'de ressing thecentral portion of the false lea s 12, a space is provided for thereception of the tongue,

taking into account the fact that the tongue .this connectiont'o so'formamount of encroachment upon the -space' within thebody ofthe case, andalso l jtilaiout' melting he case undesirably thick Stillanother 'obect' of the inventionis to "provide a verysirnglee form of constructionan ignewhich cheaply manufactured minimflm number of parts andasmbledwith a ihlnimum amountof labor.

the invention from a detailed description of which consists in thefeatures of construction and combinations of parts hereinaft'erdescribed and claimed.

f r ng tothedrw wz Figure-1 shows-a erspective view of the a interioofthe 'cigare tje' case, the secret compertinent beingop'ene'dj so as to.expose the interior constructionjogthe same ;-and

a Fig.2 shows a crossesectionthrough the ,'-lies to one side of thepivotal pin. a

The false leaf is conveniently ivoted on and ,4 and the tonguelO; Forthis'purposo lugs 14 through which the pin 7 passesi a.

In. normallyin positionagainst andy'vithin the struction. j lt-lisicustoth thisifnd falsei 'lcaff prising an elongated body portion"16, hav ing theundercut head portion 17. The body portion formed Irovide each of the leaves with; an*-" int urn =peripheral. flange 5, sothat when the jcaseflfls closed the flanges on the manneq incopietogether and form a solid or firm nonemwith each againstjth'e edgeof said recess substantially with tliesurface of '1: e 5. By the useoithis construction, the

the'false leaf is provided with one on mor'e in the manner inaterialandof size andcontour to'seat down v snutgly within the peripheralflange 50f said lea 4. For

' throughout .themajor portion of its length.

the same pin 7; asjoins'tog'ether-t, e leaves 3 nob order to retain thefalse leafalocked eat-4,1 have illustrated the catch ,lfionthe Saidcatch is shown as comv 16 is' adapted to sent into a-recess 18;

in the flange 5 of the leaf- 4, and the undercut head portion 1'1 isadapted to'locli the like.

glinv'e shown a plate 19 havlng its edges and "bottom portioninturncdand secured to the back face of the false leaf, so as to leave a Slightclearance between the plate 19.and,thc fa se leaf. Into this clearancemay be i=n serted one or more pictures which will be observable throughthe openings 20 of the plate. I prefer to flange the lower and side.

edges of the plate 19 but to leaveits upper edge nnflangcd, so that theopenings through which the pictures areinserted or withdrawn areadjacent to the same edge to which the catch 15 is secured upon thefalse leaf. 'Ordinarilywhei'idhe secret compartment 'is to be opened,the catch 15 will he at thetop of the article and therefore by using thearrangement just described the openings for the insertionand'witl'idrawal of the pictures will als be brought to the top side ofthe compartment. k

While I have herein shown and described only a single embodiment of myinvention, still it will be understood that I am in no wise limited "tosaid embodiment, except as I may limit myselfin the claii-ns.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination, of a 1 .air ofleaves, each leaf having its central portion depressed and heingprovided with a peripheral intu'rncd flange. cooperating lugs on theleaves, a pin extended thronghsaid lugs and serving to hinge them togcta false leaf hinged on said pin said fa sc loaf having its centralportion dcprcssed'aml being provided with apcriphcral flange of size andcontour to sent within the flange ofonepf theQcaves, the flange ofSilKl" leat alnnnp with the flange of the lcafinto which it seats whenit.

is to be seated, a receptacle fora picture-or the like on the back falseleaf. and means fol-locking the false leaf to the leaf into whichitscats. for the purpose s ecified.-

, :2. In a device of the class described, the

combination, of a pair of leaves. coiiperab ing lugs on said leaves, apin extemled through all of said lugs and serving to hinge the leavestogether, the central portion of each leaf being depressed, a peripheralflange on each leaf, said. flanges seating squarely together when theleaves are foldcd together, a false leaf hinged on said pin, aperipheral flange on the false leaf adaptcd to seat into and registerwith the periplr cral flange of one of the first mentioned leaves, thecentral portion of the false leaf being depressed, means for locking thefalse leaf to the leaf into which it seats, and a tongue hinged on saidpin, said tongue being of formation suitable to seat into the dcpressedportion of the false leaf, for the purpose specified.

3. In a device of the class described, the con'ihination, of a pair oflea es, a pin on which said leaves. are hinged, one of said leaves beingof pairshapcd formation, a false leaf hinged on said pin, said falseleaf being of pan-shaped formation and adapted to seat evenly into thefirst mentioned pan-shaped leaf, a receptacle for a photograph or thelike on the back face of the false leaf, and means for lochinp the falseleaf to the leaf into which it seals, for the purpose specified.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination of a pair ofleaves, a pin on which said leaves are hinged, a false leaf hinged onsaid pin, said. false leaf being of contour approrn-iatc to seat evenlyinto one of the first mentioned leaves, a receptacle for a photograph orthe like on, the bacl; face of said false leaf, and means for lock ingthe false leaf to the deaf into which it seats, for the. purposespecified.

5. A. case having, in combination, a front cover. a back cover, anintcrnnaliate cover with its edges closely fitting into one of saidother covers. and a pantie upon wf hlch said Three covers are pivoted. a

(i. A casing having, in combination, a front cover. aback cover, anintermediate cover with its edges closely fitting into one of said othercovers. and with a space between the adjacent faccsof said twolastnalncd covers. and a pintle upon which said three covers arepivoted.

THOMAS F. HATHAWAY. Witnesses:

PHrLIr' E. -C..Hon r, FRANK C. Knonnncn.

